Chapter 9

Alexi came in to take Inga and Leila that evening. He closed the metal door behind him and walked up to Leila first and gave her a passionate kiss before he turned and unchained a smiling Inga. She was so happy for them.
Alexi handed Inga the sheet and she wrapped it around her shoulders. They all walked outside, nervous yet sure that everything would work. They had confidence that Inga would ensure their safety.
The weather outside was nearly perfect for Leila's escape. It was snowing fairly hard, which would cover Leila's tracks easier, and there was a slight wind. Fortunately, Leila would be running downwind, so the vampires would not be able to pick up her sent.
The trio slowly walked towards the column, Inga leaning heavily on Alexi's arm and Alexi gripping Leila's elbow lightly with his free arm. They played along with the little ploy.
Alexi gently threw Inga in to the column, and Inga exaggerated the action with her dramatic, weak fall into the column, then landed on top of the supplies. Leila ran over to "help" her, which was really not needed.
"These are the supplies," Inga whispered to her. "There is a warm blanket inside and a map. Remember to run when I tell you to, and do not look back. Alexi will pursue you for a little, then he must return. He cannot stay with you."
Leila nodded sadly, then looked at Alexi. He nodded in agreement to Inga's decision.
"Don't worry about not seeing him again," Inga said with a small smile. "I promise you will see him soon."
"How do you know?" Leila asked as a person in love would. She really did love Alexi, even though they only knew each other for a short amount of time.
Inga smiled and replied quietly, "Because you bear his child."
Leila looked at Alexi, and h beamed at her proudly. Inga had told him.
"You know everything, don't you," Leila accused. "How do I know you're not lying?"
Leila found it hard to believe that she was with child, and she had to make sure it was true. She was afraid that Inga was going to take him for herself, which was a foolish thought, but she could not help but think it.
However, Inga became distant, and she stared off into the woods and began speaking to herself. "I wonder if I'll ever have D's baby," Inga whispered as softly as the breeze. "It would be a beautiful baby, just like Leila's and Alexi's. They're having a boy, but I would be happy with either a boy or a girl. To bad I'll probably die before I'll ever have D's child. . ."
Leila hugged Inga tightly and cried a little. She knew now that Inga would never lie about a child, especially in her current state. She was a little upset that Alexi knew before her, but it did not matter now. She would make sure she lived, for Alexi and Inga. She would survive to bear this child.
"Say good-bye to Alexi," Inga ordered gently once she regained her senses. "You'll be too busy running from him to say it later."
Leila and Alexi embraced and Alexi kissed her forehead. They looked into each other's eyes, and Alexi gave her a deep kiss before he parted reluctantly from her.
Inga watched in wise silence. She would make sure Alexi was there for his child's birth, and that he would be around when Leila needed him. She may seem weak, but Inga was still strong enough to save them both.
As soon as Alexi and Leila parted, Inga ran and attacked Alexi. Alexi was thrown to the ground and pinned, slightly shocked by Inga's actions.
"Run!"
Leila remained still in shock, then trembled when she saw the anger, hate, and violence in Inga's violet eyes.
"Grab the bag and run!"
Leila awakened from her trance and obeyed.
*Don't look back.*
Leila ran for her life. She never looked back as she continued running. She heard screams for help behind her, and she even heard Alexi scream, but she resisted all her urges to turn and continued running. She had to trust Alexi and Inga.
The other vampires came to Alexi's aide and managed to drag Inga off him, but not without a fight from Inga.
"The human got away," Alexi shouted as he got up. "I'm going after her. Take care of this one. She's not what she seems."
*How true.*
Inga threw the vampires off as soon as Alexi was in the forest and began to fight. She was much stronger now and she fended them off fairly easily with a psychic wave, or mid-air paralysis. She was quite incredible, but she was growing tired. She did not have that much energy.
The vampires stopped attacking at random and encircled her. Inga was very tired now, and she knew that she was not going to win, but she was at least buying enough time for Alexi and Leila.
Suddenly, the vampires attacked and forced her to the ground. Two vampires held down her arms and four more held her legs open. Inga continued to struggle, but the effort was futile.
The first vampire raped her, then the second. The pain shot through her abdomen, nearly blinding in its fury. She stopped struggling and just remained still as each vampire raped her. When they were done, they left Inga on her back, lying in the snow. They knew she was too weak to go anywhere.
Inga was really too weak to move, and so she remained naked and cold in the snow. She performed the painful abortion spell, and the world went black. She could no longer feel the pain, nor the bloody sheet was lying on.